Heloise’s Choice is a sales and commercial representation structure for a limited selection of around 15 partners.
Olivia and Didier Le Calvez, supported by their team of experts, leverage their professional experience and their international network of hotel buyers and advisors.
As a graduate of the Jean Drouant Hotel Management School and the Paris Sorbonne and Paris Dauphine Universities, Olivia Le Calvez honed her skills in the world of prestigious hospitality by contributing to the opening of the Four Seasons George V in Paris.
In 2003, she acquired a former shipowner’s mansion dating back to the 17th century in the port of Saint-Martin-en-Ré which she refurbished and transformed into a prestigious hotel together with interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon. The Hôtel de Toiras became the first 5 star hotel of the Poitou-Charentes region and joined the Relais & Châteaux Association in 2006.
In 2009, Olivia Le Calvez teamed up with her husband Didier Le Calvez to take over a 5-hectare vineyard in Puisseguin Saint Emilion, that they renamed Château Clarisse, inspired by the first name of their daughter. Accompanied by the famous oenologist Stéphane Derenoncourt, the estate is currently comprised of 20 hectares, and its wines are served in the most renowned restaurants in 20 countries around the world.
In 2010, Olivia le Calvez opened her second hotel on the Island of Ré. Villa Clarisse****, has likewise become a member of Relais & Châteaux.
Against the backdrop of her deep involvement in the further development of the Relais & Châteaux network, Olivia Le Calvez was elected Secretary General in 2013 as the first woman to fill this position. She was elected “2014 Woman of the Year” during the International Congress of the Relais & Châteaux Association in Berlin.
In 2017, Olivia Le Calvez partnered with her husband Didier Le Calvez to develop Ré-Consulting and Heloise’s Choice. The objective: pool their respective expert knowhow to offer customised support for independent hoteliers through these two structures operating in the fields of consulting and management as well as sales and marketing.
Contact: nzimmermann@heloise-choice.com / +33 7 85 97 30 21
After a graduation in MBA Hospitality Management at l’Ecole de Savignac, Nicolas delved into the universe of Hotel industry at the Mayfair hotel in London.
He has the opportunity to join the Palace Hotel La Reserve in Paris for its opening.
For the last five years among the team of this amazing property, he was sales manager, Senior Sales Manager then Business Development & Sales Director.
Today, Nicolas wishes, alongside Didier and Olivia Le Calvez, being the Ambassador for the current luxurious properties and the future ones and offer an increased awareness among a worldwide network of travel advisors, private concierge companies, family offices and global luxury travel agencies network.
After a Master at the KEDGE business school in Bordeaux, Estelle began her career as a sales assistant at the Paris Reserve, the famous Parisian palace. She then pursues her career in London.
She decided today to give a new twist to her career by joining Didier and Olivia Le Calvez ‘team, alongside Nicolas Zimmermann. She now holds the position of Sales and Marketing Coordinator.
Contact: elaverne@heloise-choice.com / +33 6 38 20 00 35
Recently graduated from the Institut Paul Bocuse, Hélène has acquired various professional experiences, particularly in Asia.
Today in a Master program at EM Lyon Business School, Hélène has joined Heloise’s Choice team for her final year internship.
Contact : contact@heloise-choice.com
Following her previous experiences in hotels like Mandarin Oriental, Prince de Galles or the Sinner, Nataliya has decided to take a new step in her career, joining the team of Olivia and Didier Le Calvez as Executive Assistant.
Contact: nfokina@olcm.fr
Julia Lesaffre joins Olivia Le Calvez’ team as Administrative and Financial Director of the holding OLCM. Julia Lesaffre previously held the same position at the family-owned business Goyard, the famous luxury luggage maker, for the past five years. She will bring to OLCM Holding her experience in a prestigious luxury company. She is graduated from the ESG Management School in Paris and from the Dublin Business School in Ireland where she obtained a Bachelor of Business Studies.
As a leading figure and benchmark in the international luxury hospitality industry, Didier Le Calvez has served in the most prestigious luxury hotels and palaces in the world. From the Plaza in New York to the George V in Paris via the Regent in Singapore, the Pierre in New York or the Bristol in Paris, Didier Le Calvez has demonstrated throughout his professional career his skills to elevate each property that he ran to the highest level of excellence.
He orchestrated, more particularly, between 1997 and 1999 the opening of the Four Seasons George V before he took over its general management until 2007. During these years the George V was elected seven times in a row “Best Hotel in the World” by Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report. The opening of the Hotel George V is today the subject of a case study taught at Harvard.
He then worked as CEO on the repositioning of the Bristol in Paris for 6 years before he joined La Reserve in 2016 as Group CEO. Under his leadership, La Réserve was elected “Best Hotel in the World” by Condé Nast Traveler and Travel&Leisure.
In parallel, Didier Le Calvez acquired in 2009, together with his wife Olivia le Calvez, a vineyard of 5 hectares in Puisseguin-Saint-Emilion. Château Clarisse, named after their daughter, is today an estate of 20 hectares whose wines are served in the most prestigious restaurants in 20 countries around the world.
Knighted by his peers, who elected him several times “Best Hotel General Manager”, he was awarded, more particularly, the title of “Best Hotel General Manager in the World” in 2006 within the framework of the Hospitality Awards. Didier Le Calvez was also honoured by the French State awarding him the medals of Knight of the Order of Academic Palms, Knight of the Order of National Merit and, finally, in 2016, Knight of the Legion of Honour.
In order to implement a project which had been maturing for some time, Didier Le Calvez partnered with his wife Olivia Le Calvez in 2017 to develop Ré-Consulting & Heloise’s Choice. The objective: pool their respective expert know-how to offer customised support for independent hoteliers through these two structures operating in the fields of consulting & management as well as sales & marketing.